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Google said on Thursday that it will further trim Motorola’s staff in the third quarter as it continues to revise the handset maker’s restructuring plan. The company said in a statement obtained by Reuters that the cuts will set Google back $340 million in severance and other costs. “Motorola continues to evaluate its plans and…
Looks like AT&T won’t be the only U.S. carrier to offer the hot-new LG Optimus G. The device has been leaked with T-Mobile logo by EVleaks, suggesting that the official announcement is imminent. And while we don’t know the exact launch date, the chances are T-Mobile will want to start selling this baby (marked as…
Google Wallet will no longer be exclusive to Sprint, with US Cellular customers readying to start using the service, too. The latest update to the Samsung Galaxy S III brings a number of tweaks and bug fixes, as well as support for Google Wallet, hinting us that the search giant is finally expanding the service…
Motorola decided that some of its smartphones won’t get their serving of Ice Cream Sandwich. Among users who will be abandoned by the company’s decisions are Atrix 4G, Photon 4G and Electrify. We’re kinda surprised with Moto flip-flopping on this one, but I guess the mentioned trio doesn’t have what it takes to “properly” run…
If you live in Canada and want a slightly different Samsung Galaxy S III, you may be glad to know that Bell will soon introduce the red version of Sammy’s popular superphone, offering it alongside Pebble Blue and Marble White models. It’s important to add that the red unit will only be available with 16GB…
Rogers Wireless will be among the first operators in Canada to carry the Motorola RAZR HD LTE. And while we don’t know when the smartphone will officially launch, we now know how much they’ll ask for the device. Moto’s baby will be available for: $99.99 on a 3-year contract $499.99 on a 2-year contract $549.99…
Several circulating rumors suggest Google is preparing to add Street View to the mobile version of Google Maps. The rumor first surfaced last week at the New York Times, and both AllThingsD and Search Engine Land later corroborated the report. According to the reports, Google will launch the mobile Street View service on Thursday and…
LG announced on Thursday that the Optimus G will land on Sprint and AT&T later this year. The high-end Android handset includes a 1.5-GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a 4.7-inch IPS display with 1280-by-768 resolution, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB or 32GB of internal storage, and microSD expansion up to 64 GB (in 16GB model). On…
Last October, Samsung and Google took the stage to unveil the Galaxy Nexus, and said handset’s birthday is just around the corner. Now the world is awaiting for the next iteration of a Pure Google phone. While we’ve heard a couple of juicy rumors pertaining to the device (or devices), it looks like an Invisishield…
Well, gamers it’s finally here. Sony has released its long-awaited PlayStation Mobile Android application. The new app works as a portal to some of Sony’s gaming library, but it’s only available to “certified devices.” As a result, the company’s list of certified devices is limited primarily to Sony’s own Android phones and tablets, with the…